Machine for making cement roofing tile



l. W. ALEXANDER.

MAUHINE EUR MAKING CEMENT HOOFlN TILE.

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MACHINE FOR MAKING CEMENT ROOFlNG TILE.

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MACHINE FOR MAKING CEMENT ROOFING TILEy Application iled. August 4, 1921. Serial No. 489,749.

new and useful Improvements in Machines -for Making Cement Roong Tile; and I do declare the following to be' a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the arttowhich it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to an improved maobject of the invention is to provide a machine in which cement may be molded to the shape of a roof tile and not only molded at a desired vthickness 'but smooth and thus caused to form a tile which will be provided with a smooth finish.4 v Another object of the inventionl is to provide a machine inv which the cement may be packed tightly between the forming board or palette and smoothing bar or strip and the-smoothing strip or bar thus permitted to serve as means for holding the'cement in place while it is being packed as well as serving as means for smoothing the outer face of the cement.

Another object of the invention is to prov-ide improved means :for mounting the smoothing bar so that it will swing in the arc of a circle and thus permit the forming of a roofv tile which will be curved trans-- Another object of the invention vis to provide a machine in whichthe smoothing bar may be yieldably heldin engagement with a track carried by the machine and thus permit of the forming of a tile having an 'irregular curve when viewed in end elevation.

Another object of the invention is to pro? vide a tile forming machine whichcan be easily operated and in which the'tiles canbe quickly formed.

This invention is illustrated in the accom-.

panying drawings, wherein: v

Figure 'l is a view showing a preferred form of tile forming machine .in side elevation.

takenthroush the, tlefermes ,1e-@Chime re 5 is a view showing the smoothing bar in top plan.

Figure 6 is a side elevation of the smoothlng bar.`

rais-5i F igure 7 is :a bottomplan-view of the smoothing bar.

Figure 8 is a view-f showing.amodified` form of. the machine` in side elevation.

Figure 9-is a view` showing the machine of Fig 8 in ytop plan.

Figure 10 is a view showing' the'modiied form or machine in end elevation. chine for making cement roof tile and one Figureflc yisa perspective view fof theV smoothing bar used in `connection with .the`

modified form 'of machine, Y

F igure- 15 is a perspectiveiviewioi:l a-tile formed with the'modified formof machine.

In the vform of machine illustrated in Figs. l through 'l' inclusive, the machine'is provided with a frame which is provided with end plates land 2, these platesbe'ing .secured in spaced relation by .securing bolts 3 upony which will be placed spacing sleeves 4. Thelower securing bolts 3 valso pass through angle strips 5 which are secured to the end portions of the longitudinally eX- -tending ground-engaging bars or strips 6. The inner end plates Qcarry angle strips 7 for lextending beneath the` end portions ofl ythemold board or palette-8 and these Iplates through the `modified form of machine taken y 2 extend above the Dupper faceot the mold board or palette 8 and. will form end vwalls .for the mold when the palette is` in place.

Themend plates 2 can-therefore be termed Vmold elements or,Y plates toV distinguish them from `the plates 1 f whichV will constitute tracks and may therefore bev termed ytrack elements. It should be noted f that the palette 8 .simply rests -upon the strips 7 and therefore can be keasily removed whendesired.

' The smoothingstrip for bar y9; extends `longitudinally of the palette or mold board the cement. theformillustrated, it isdesired to provide a tile 10 having thickened end portions 1l and 12 and therefore the smoothing bar or strip 9 is provided adjacent one end with an offset portion 13 and adjacent its other end with a larger offset portion 14. The smoothing bar is provided upon its underface with spaced strips 15 between which the track plates 1 will lit and the smoothing strip can thus have movement transversely of the palette board but will be held against movement longitudinally of -the palette board. A shaft 16 is journalled in a pipe 1? which extends longitudinally beneaththe mold board or palette and has its end portions passing through openings formed in the plates 1 and 2. Rocker hars 18 are carried by the end portions of this shaft 16 and are provided with handles 19 so that the rocker bars can be easily moved. rlhe rocker bars are connected with the ends of the smoothing bar or strip 'by securing bolts 2O which extends through longitudinally extending slots formed in the rocker bars and these rocker bars are provided with inwardly extending bearing arms 21 through which slidably pass pins 22. These pins 22 which are in the form of bolts are screwed vinto threaded openings formed in the thickened portions or blocks 23 which extend upwardly from the end portions of the smoothing strip and springs 24 are placed about these bolts or pins 2,2l and through engagement with the arms 21 and blocks 23, will serve to yieldably hold the end portions of the smoothing strip in engagement with the track plates 1. The smoothing strip will thus follow the curvature. of the track plates and since the curvature of the upper edges of these track plates conform to the transi'ferseculvature of the palette board as shown in Fig. 4, the tiles formed with this machine will have an even thickness.

lllhen this machine is in use the palette vboard is put in place and the handles 19 and the rocker bars swung downwardly so that the smoothing strip will have its underface engaging ythe outer edge of one of the flanges 25 which extend from theV side edges of the palette board. `The cement is then pourel betweenl the' smoothingstrip and palette board and after being tamped, the handles 19 will be grasped and the rocker bars moved to change the position of the smoothing strip. Additional coment can then be poured between the palette board and smoothing strip and tamped andthe operation continued until rthe palette board has been completely covered with cement. lf desirerhthe cement can be poured between the palette board and smoothing strip to such an ein,

ltent that a surplus of cement will be provided and the rocker bars gradually moved -and the pouring of cement andthe tamping ofthe cement continued. lt will thus be seen that with this method of operation, the

smoothing strip will serve to carry the sur plus cement and at the same time serve as a gauge to spread the cement evenly upon the palette board. After the board has been completely covered with the cement, the rocker bars or arms 18 can be swung back and forth a few times so that the smoothing strip will be moved across the surface of the cement and the suriace of the cement well smoothed. By'having the springs 24, the smoothing strip will be held in close Contact with the track plates and can follow any irregular curves provided. After the cement has set suniciently, the palette may be lifted from the supporting strips 7 and set aside for further drying of the' cement and a new palette put in place.

ln the form shown in Figs. Sjthrough 15, the machine is provided with a frame having its base provided with side bars or stripsy 26 and end bars or strips 27 whichfextend between and are connected with the ends of the sidebars 2G. Standards A28 yextend'upwardly from these cross strips 2"? and serve as bracing and supporting means for the V -shaped yokes 29 which are secured by securingl bolts 30, the bolts 30 rserving to connect the strips 26 and 27 kas well as serving to secure the yokes. A shaft 31 is ourna'lled in openings formed in the supports 28 and yokes 29 and is provided with a turning handle 32 so that the shaft 31 may be easily rotated and rotary movement transmitted to the large gear 33 which fits V'loosely upon the shaft 34l and meshes with a small gear 35 rigidly mounted upon the shaft 31. A palette board 36 extends longitudinally of the shaft 34 and is provided with side flangesl 3'? which are secured to the end portions of the supporting arms or bars 38. rlhese supporting arms or barsA 88 fit upon the shaft 34 and are rigidly connected therewith by securing devices such as the keys 39 which pass through the arms and shaft. i smoothing strip 40 extends longitudinally of the palette 'board 3G and is provided with a lip 41 to provide means for carrying surplus cement. This smoothing strip isalso provided with end tongues 42 having openings formed therein to receive fasteners connecting the smoothing strip with arms 43 which are loosely mounted upon the shaft 34. The fasteners which connect the smoothing strip with one of these arms 43 extend througha vblock 44 and through the large gear and yof the smoothing board at the inner end of the lip 41. The cement can then be poured board by the smoothing bar or strip.

between the palette board and smoothing strip or bar 40 and the surplus cement will be carried by the outstanding lip 4l. The shaft 3l can then be rotated to move the smoothing bar or strip toward the right in Fig. 1l and as the smoothing strip moves toward the right, the cement will be tamped and thus closely packed in the space between the palette board and smoothing bar. The palette board will thus be covered evenly with cement to an extent corresponding to the width of the anges 37 and after the palette board has been completely covered, the rotation of the shaft 31 may be continued until the gear 38 has been vrotated several times. After the gear has been rotated several times, the outer face of the cement will be Well smoothed and the tile should be then provided with a good face when the cement has dried. By providing the palette board with a depression or pocket 45, a tongue can be formed upon the inner face of the tile 46 and thus an anchor provided which may be made use of to anchor the tiles in place upon a roof. It will thus beseen that there has been provided a tile forming machine in which the cement may be poured onto a palette board between the palette board and a smoothing bar and the cement tamped so that the space will be completely filled and a compact tile formed. It will be further noted that a relatively large quantity of cement may be poured onto the palette or mold board at a time and that the surplus cement will be carried across the palete t will be further notedv that with this machine, a substantially arcuate tile for roofing use can be easily and quickly formed and further that by means Yot this machine, the outer face of the tile can be properly smoothed and a rgood face provided and further that with this machine, a tile can be formed which will be of an even thickness.

I claim:

l. A cement tile mould comprising aframe including'track means, a palette board carried by said frame, carrier means movable transversely of the palette board, anda cement gauging and smoothing 'stripcarried by said carrier and resting upon said track means and extending longitudinally of the palette board in spaced relation to the same and movable towards and away from the palette board while moving transversely thereof. i

2. The .structure of claim 1 having the smoothing strip provided with guide means engaging said track elements to guide move- 'ment of the smoothing strip, andyieldable means holding the smoothing strip in 'engagement witli'said track elements.'

3. The structure of claim l having the carrier means in the form of a shaft extending longitudinally beneath the palette board, arms carried'by said shaft and havingconnection with the smoothing strip, and means for imparting swinging'movement to said t ing longitudinally beneath the palette board, .y

arms carried by said shaft and having side arms at their upper'y ends, said arms being provided with longitudinally extending slots, bolts carried by the smoothing strip and extending through the slot to slidably mount plus cement.

6. rIfhe structurey of claim 1 having the smoothing strip provided with a cement engaging face curved transversely to provide side portions extending in diverging relation to the upper lface of the palette.

7. A cement tile mould comprising avframe including inner and outer end plates, the outer end plates constituting track elements,

supports carried by said inner end plates, av

palette extending between the inner end plates and having side flanges resting upon v said supports, the palette between the flanges being-curved transversely, a rotatableshaft extending beneath the palette board and through the end plates, arms carriedby the end portions yof said shaft, a smoothing strip extending between said arms and longitudinally of said palette, means slidably connecting the smoothing strip with said arms, and yieldable means for holdingthe smoothing stripin engagement with lthe track elements.

8. The structure of claim 7 and ribs cari'ied by the smoothing strip andv positionedv uponopposite sides of the track elements to hold the palette board` against longitudinal movement.

In testimony whereof VI have hereunto set my hand. v

l JESSEWILSON ALEXANDER.-

- I 70 J 4. The structure of claim 1 having the carrier means in the Jform of a shaft extend` 

